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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font color="#6600cc">What a mission!
It's strange how some of these types of missions proceed. We've
had strange ones like that too, where the signal moved... then
stopped, and ultimately was found in a UPS truck. <br>
<br>
Thanks for sharing, and we hope the homeless people can now get
some sleep!<br>
<br>
Karen~<br>
<br>
<br>
</font>On 10/10/2014 2:12 AM, Alice Mansell wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAK=LEXdoshGgdbTC8HAnXV=J8JUZwc3ck_tbe3kLy47Yp7kefA@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">OK.... only in San Francisco? What the report does
not say is the team finding the first beacon was helped not just
by the homeless gentleman with the longboard to get to the beacon
resting on a highway pier in the channel but by all the other
homeless residents of that Interstate 280 overpass who'd noticed
the strobing beacon .... which had kept them up all night. A first
"save" from more lost sleep?<br>
<br>
Alice<br>
Member, PCR-CA-214<br>
<br>
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From: <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:noreply@cawg.cap.gov">noreply@cawg.cap.gov</a>><br>
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2014<br>
Subject: [CAWG - General] - Mission 14M0510 Closing Traffic<br>
To:<br>
<br>
<br>
Attention ES Personnel:<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
AFRCC search mission 14M0510 was opened on 7-Oct 14 and closed on
9-Oct-14 for at least one 406.025 EPIRB reported by satellites and
airborne reports in the San Francisco Port area. One UDF team and
an Aircrew were formed. CAP 481 and the UDF team utilized
excellent Air to Ground Coordination to DF the signal to the
Islais Channel. Not able to spot the EPIRB the UDF team asked a
number of homeless citizens if they had spotted anything looking
like a EPIRB. The citizens pointed to an object in the water that
they said had fallen from the overpass. With the help of a
citizen and his 12 foot longboard the EPIRB was retrieved. The
UDF team then verified and silenced the EPIRB.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
After the first EPIRB was silenced CAP 481 identified a second
EPIRB in the downtown San Francisco area. AFRCC confirmed that
this EPIRB was reporting to satellites the day before but went
missed (silent). UDF 1, with the assistance of CAP481, proceeded
to downtown San Francisco and narrowed the search area to a small
block in San Francisco’s lower Nob Hill. The businesses
identified were not open and CAP and SFPD were unable to enter the
buildings. Over the next two days the search area was narrowed
first from Felicity's Fetiche, to the Regency Center, to the old
Avalon Ballroom, and then from the roof of that building to the
six story St. Clare Hotel. The EPIRB was found in a residents
room and shut off by CAP personnel. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Due to the heavy urban area and the high elevation of the EPIRB
with respect to other surrounding buildings this EPIRB was
difficult to find and I congratulate all members that
participated. See attached image below for an overview of the
area.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
The following persons are awarded Non-Distress Finds:<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Name<br>
<br>
Grade<br>
<br>
CAPID<br>
<br>
Unit<br>
<br>
Assignment<br>
<br>
# of Finds<br>
<br>
Chris Suter<br>
<br>
Maj<br>
<br>
424080<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-096<br>
<br>
Aircrew<br>
<br>
2<br>
<br>
Dennis Bilotti<br>
<br>
Capt<br>
<br>
452558<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-096<br>
<br>
Aircrew<br>
<br>
2<br>
<br>
Paul Kubiak<br>
<br>
Capt<br>
<br>
451720<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-096<br>
<br>
Aircrew<br>
<br>
2<br>
<br>
Pete McCutchen<br>
<br>
Capt<br>
<br>
391292<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-214<br>
<br>
UDF<br>
<br>
1<br>
<br>
Matthew Gast<br>
<br>
2d Lt<br>
<br>
535709<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-452<br>
<br>
UDF<br>
<br>
1<br>
<br>
Al Chavez<br>
<br>
1st Lt<br>
<br>
146075<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-452<br>
<br>
UDF<br>
<br>
2<br>
<br>
Jordan Hayes<br>
<br>
1st Lt<br>
<br>
509186<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-452<br>
<br>
UDF<br>
<br>
2<br>
<br>
Luis Rivas<br>
<br>
Capt<br>
<br>
460970<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-452<br>
<br>
UDF<br>
<br>
2<br>
<br>
Mike Cao<br>
<br>
1st Lt<br>
<br>
454923<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-452<br>
<br>
UDF<br>
<br>
2<br>
<br>
Noel Luneau*<br>
<br>
Maj<br>
<br>
454201<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-452<br>
<br>
UDF<br>
<br>
1<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Special thanks to the following:<br>
<br>
*1. Maj Jim Anthony that took over the mission as IC to allow Maj
Luneau to act as a UDF member, and building upon the DF’ing of
CAP481 and UDF members, ultimately find and silence the EPIRB.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Noel P. Luneau, Maj, CAP<br>
<br>
PCR-CA-452 (Y452)<br>
IC3 CAWG<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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